Zou Wu, Zou Wu, that was actually a Zou Wu!
A mythical beast from the Classic of Mountains and Seas!
And what kind of rubbish wish mission was this? The reward was like dog shit, how could it compare to a Zou Wu!
It was all this guy's fault!
Bai Ye cursed, "You're the one who insisted on hunting so many creatures in the dangerous zone, what's it to me!"
As Bai Ye spoke, a surge of electricity coursed through him. In the next instant, Li Jia Yi was sent flying back, crashing into the wall behind him and shattering a piece of it.
Li Jia Yi grimaced, then spread his hands and suddenly formed a Taoist seal.
"One Qi Yin Yang, Reverse Heaven and Earth, Heaven and Earth..."
Before Li Jia Yi could finish his incantation, a shout suddenly came from the side.
Bai Ye and Li Jia Yi turned their heads and saw several men running out from a corner, holding exaggerated futuristic weapons. They were pure silver, incredibly large, with a bracket at the end that could be fixed to the arm for aiming assistance.
In the next moment, the attackers raised their guns, and a circle of electric arcs appeared around the muzzles. Then, a beam of ionic energy was unleashed in Li Jia Yi's direction.
"Kakuja, Nine Tails!"
Li Jia Yi retreated rapidly, while red bubbles surged from his back. His Kagune activated, and nine tails emerged from his back, converging in front of him.
Boom!
The energy beam struck Li Jia Yi's tails, sending him staggering back three to four meters. However, the beam also shattered and was deflected.
On the other side, a massive phoenix-like Rinkaku spread from Bai Ye's back. He looked at Li Jia Yi and said, "We have nine days to play with, take your time. Just pray your number isn't caught by me."
As Bai Ye spoke, he ascended into the air.
The Kagune Li Jia Yi obtained in the Ghoul area was formidable, not inferior to Bai Ye's mutated Kagune. However, in terms of functionality, the tail Kagune had a natural disadvantage compared to the wing Kagune: wings could fly.
Thus, Bai Ye decisively took flight, leaving Li Jia Yi to deal with the hunters.
Li Jia Yi cursed inwardly and fled towards a nearby alley.
In reality, Li Jia Yi could have dealt with a few hunters, even with their futuristic weapons.
In fact, he had done so ten minutes ago, only to realize that engaging with the hunters was a highly unwise move.
These guys were too numerous, and they were already spread throughout the city hunting the nine participants. They possessed tracking and communication devices, so even a slight delay would bring more hunters.
Moreover, the hunters were equipped with numerous reconnaissance and tracking devices: remote-controlled drones, thermal imaging systems, nano-tracking aircraft...
Therefore, once exposed, it became extremely difficult, a continuous chase and pursuit.
This left Li Jia Yi with no desire to fight, intending to find a way to shake them off first.
As he thought this, he emerged from the alley. Li Jia Yi's eyes suddenly brightened, then contorted in pain. He ultimately ran towards the side and jumped into a sewer under repair.
Meanwhile, Bai Ye was now experiencing Li Jia Yi's predicament.
Flight couldn't shake off the hunters.
Bai Ye soon spotted two hunters approaching rapidly from behind on hoverboards.
These hoverboards resembled skateboards but were twice as large, capable of floating and moving through the air via magnetic force.
"This thing should be considered mechanical, right?"
Bai Ye glanced behind him. In an instant, the two hoverboards disintegrated into a pile of parts scattered in the air, and the two hunters plummeted downwards.
But in that very moment...
A beam of energy suddenly rose from below, striking towards Bai Ye.
The large wings on his back converged in front of him, and Bai Ye blocked the incoming energy beam.
Bai Ye quickly looked downwards, searching for the source of the shot, but the attacker was cunning, disappearing quickly through an alley.
The moment the attacker fled, a buzzing sound emanated from behind Bai Ye again, and an energy beam rose from behind him, hitting his back.
"Tsk!"
Bai Ye couldn't help but click his tongue.
He hadn't sustained any damage, but flying in the air didn't seem like a wise choice; he was too obvious a target.
As for mechanical reconstruction, while it offered a significant advantage in this futuristic technological area.
However, dismantling machinery wasn't something Bai Ye could just conjure from his mind; it required fulfilling three conditions.
The first condition was that the object must be pure machinery, including secondary machines, high-end energy machinery, and electronic products. However, if the mechanical item contained other elements, it would be invalidated.
For instance, if a mechanical product was engraved with a magic array, Bai Ye couldn't dismantle it.
The second condition was that the dismantled item must be within Bai Ye's field of vision. Bai Ye had to visually confirm the target before he could dismantle it.
In other words, if the target was too far away or obscured by an obstruction, Bai Ye couldn't use his Mechanical Reconstruction ability to dismantle it.
The third condition was mental power, a common ailment for most abilities. Besides abilities that solely acted on the physical body, all other abilities relied on mental power. Excessive use would lead to mental fatigue, and this fatigue could hardly be instantly recovered by medication, only through rest.
However, Bai Ye had minimal issues in this regard; his mental power had always been excellent, with a solid foundation.
The current problem Bai Ye faced was the second issue: the surrounding tall buildings meant too many obstructions, preventing Bai Ye from easily locking onto targets.
Bai Ye thought as he descended directly from the air, at least to avoid becoming a target himself.
The moment Bai Ye landed in an alley, attempting to conceal himself, a remote-controlled drone flew over his head.
Bai Ye looked up. The drone instantly shattered.
However, it was too late.
A man suddenly leaped over the wall on the side of the alley and opened fire on Bai Ye mid-air.
Zzzt!
Bai Ye flickered, a surge of electricity wrapping around him as he moved three to four meters backward, evading the attack.
The attacker attempted to raise his hand to fire again, but...
With a clatter, the energy gun in his hand instantly disintegrated into a pile of parts.
The man froze for a moment, then quickly drew two handguns from his waist. But just as he pulled them from their holsters, both handguns turned into a pile of parts.
The man was somewhat bewildered, but as an experienced hunter, he instinctively drew a metal mechanical serrated blade from his back. But the moment he raised it...
With another clatter, accompanied by the sound of metal hitting the ground, the man was left holding only a hilt.
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